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Thanks for verifying that L! I had forgotten to do the comparison.

I just finished listening to the Lord of Lords lp and I have to say this is a beautiful, deep recording. Strings are on every track. She also doubletracks harp on most tracks. Lush. Powerful. Gorgeous. The 10 minutes of "Goin' Home" that concludes the recording is wonderful.

No real compatibility issues arise from using a tubed cd player with other equipment. I have an all tube main system but have used my tubed players with my second (Bang and Olufsen) solid state system to great effect. I've lived for about three years with a Dynaco tubed cd player, and just sold it because I have fallen in love with the Decware universal (SACD, DVD, CD) player that is a Sony changer modified to have a tubed output section directly after the DAC. I love it! Like Dr. J I'm reveling in the nonfatiguing sound of cd after cd after SACD and dvd. . . DEC685 Decware tubed player

Yes, I've had that Black Mass for some time, about three or four years. A very interesting recording!

Sorry I missed wishing you one on time Chris, I was out of town for a few days, hope it was a great day!

I totally agree David, and I think Black, Brown and Beige is both representative of Duke speaking with actions and his work, and its reception (and that of Jump for Joy) perhaps explains why this was not done as frequently as he may have earlier envisioned he would practice showing his political mind. I agree with Jim that he didn't have to make outright spoken political statements (although he did read all those Treasury Department blurbs in that series, but really I hardly consider that his real voice and thoughts). He did convey a lot of belief in the validity and potency of his race's place in American history and culture through his musical work and his bearing and deeds.

I found the inclusion of the extra material from California of the Seven Steps to Heaven lp session to be quite interesting. Seemed to indicate to me how strongly Miles controlled the shaping of the material at that time with that short-lived quintet version. Also, to have the complete Antibes concert is a great thing for me as I have always been catalyzed by listening to that exciting performance. I didn't ever realize that three tracks were edited previously and found it interesting that the most recent Japanese DSD remastered cd did not include the unedited performances! Here too is an example where another hour or so of material from these Juan-les-Pin performances could have been included if Columbia had meant to, in really good sound from probably the same engineered tapes (released by JMY as "Cote Blues") and the extra material was not released.

I think that they could have made two discs out of the three concerts. BUT I think Chuck has spelled out the truth. I don't believe these concerts were either recorded by Columbia or subsequently purchased by Columbia and cleared for release. At one point half a decade ago there was talk that Columbia would begin a series of releases of "bootleg" material cleared by the estate. This seems to have not materialized. There is always the chance that if it should materialize these concerts with Rivers would be released in that series.

You know, I spent the eighties sort of stockpiling Mingus music in concrete form and into my noggin. . . . I think only a small handful of other artists' music has made as much an impression on me. I love East Coasting. . . from this time period this work really stands out for me. But I like the recordings made a year or so back and in front of it a lot as well. . . that's likely my favorite part of his work for me. BUT I love his work back and front and don't really have a way of perceiving what his most unappreciated album might be to all and sundry. For me, Three or Four Shades of Blue. I appreciate that one the least.

7/4: Dusty Groove has had copies of those two Impulse cds a little bit cheaper, but not much. I've been tempted, but held off. . . I have lp copies. . . Seriously great and wish they were out on domestic cds!

Or consider this: take the Mosaic set, dump the tracks into a computer, apply some judicious equalization, voila: "new" remastering as far as the law is concerned (I think), certainly in the world of advertising weasel words this would qualify as "new." Probably the same thing occurred from the Revenant to the JSP Charley Patton sets (I've heard neither of those).

The first JSP set is remastered by Ted Kendall. I have never heard the second and have never owned it; I believe that the remastering is uncredited, and I'm 99% certain it was not by Davies or Kendall (would have been credited). The fact that it is uncredited, like the work on many of their other most recent sets, makes ME inclined to think "lifted" is the method.

I'm with Guy---this material does not seem repetitively performed to me! I'm eager for this box set! All the material is great!

oh, and I have to confess to collecting Hendrix. .. .

Honestly, I haven't met a Hampton-led session I didn't like! I like this one!

Like Eric I have been collecting books for a long time, don't care about the appearance of the printing just want the material, have thousands of books at home. I don't think I'll ever move. . . . I also used to collect comic books til I woke up one day in my early twenties and said to myself "What the fuck?" Wasn't DCs though. I sold most everything. I've kept Dr. Strange and I've added Kitchen Sink reprints of Spirit stuff. I seem to collect stereo equipment sort of by accident. . . .